Helicopter en route to accident scene penetrates class D airspace without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	308075
Time
Date	199506
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	308075
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While en route to accident scene on an EMS flight, became distracted trying to coordinate with 2 dispatch ctrs and dialed in wrong tower frequency. When no response from tower altered flight path to avoid air traffic area, but inadvertently encroached into class D. No traffic at the time and no conflict occurred. Honest mistake due to workload.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI ENRTE TO ACCIDENT SCENE PENETRATES CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WHILE ENRTE TO ACCIDENT SCENE ON AN EMS FLT, BECAME DISTRACTED TRYING TO COORDINATE WITH 2 DISPATCH CTRS AND DIALED IN WRONG TWR FREQ. WHEN NO RESPONSE FROM TWR ALTERED FLT PATH TO AVOID ATA, BUT INADVERTENTLY ENCROACHED INTO CLASS D. NO TFC AT THE TIME AND NO CONFLICT OCCURRED. HONEST MISTAKE DUE TO WORKLOAD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.